CANBERRA, ACT, April 13 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Melbourne woman has appeared in Perth Magistrates Court today (13 April, 2026) charged with alleged disruptive behaviour on an international flight. AFP officers responded to a request for assistance from airline staff about an incident onboard a flight from Melbourne to Thailand yesterday (12 April, 2026). The woman, 37, allegedly acted in an increasingly erratic manner during the flight before escalat...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 13 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Australian Government is pleased to recommend to Her Excellency, the Governor‑General, a number of senior command changes within the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Subject to the Governor‑General's consideration and approval, these changes will take effect from July 2026. The Chief of the Navy, ViceAdmiral Mark Hammond AO RAN will be appointed as the Chief of the Defence Force. Vice...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 13 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: JAMES GLENDAY, HOST:Now we can bring in the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, who joins us now from Canberra. Prime Minister, welcome back to our program. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good to be with you, James. GLENDAY:Donald Trump says he is now planning a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. We understand that's meant to take place from midnight our time tonight. Do you wake up in the morning at...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 13 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: MATT SHIRVINGTON, HOST: We're being warned this morning that major Asian fuel producers may start prioritising their own domestic markets if this supply crisis continues to worse around the world. NAT BARR, HOST: That could be a disaster for Australia because we import around 90 per cent of our refined fuel from Asia. So, later today, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will fly back to the region to mee...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 13 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: SARAH ABO, HOST: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will embark on his second fuel security mission within a week, as Iran-US peace talks collapse. KARL STEFANOVIC, HOST: And the PM joins us now live from Canberra. PM, good morning to you. Look, first up, the news overnight - ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. Good to be with you. STEFANOVIC: Do you support the US blockade of the Strait o...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 13 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 14 to 17 April 2026. The visit is part of the Government's efforts to work with regional partners to maintain the two-way flow of energy supplies, fertiliser and other critical goods. In Brunei Darussalam, Prime Minister Albanese will have an audience with His Majesty Sultan Haji H...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 12 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note:Vision available via Hightail A man wanted on an outstanding warrant has been arrested in Sydney's west. Last Wednesday (8 April, 2026), officers from the AFP, Bankstown Police Area Command and Australian Border Force (ABF), commenced inquiries after a man, 30, escaped from Bankstown Hospital after he was transported from Villawood Immigration Detention Centre for medical treatment. A warra...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 10 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Today the Albanese Government is releasing draft legislation to strengthen the foreign resident capital gains tax (CGT) regime and provide certainty for investors. These reforms will ensure foreign residents pay a fair share of tax in Australia while providing generous concessions for investments in renewable energy. Australia's land and natural resources belong to all Australians. These reforms, first ...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 10 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A West Australian man has been sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment by the Perth Magistrates Court this week (8 April, 2026) for spitting in an AFP officer's face and mouth outside Perth Airport. The man, 52, was also sentenced to four months' imprisonment, which will be served concurrently, for throwing urine-soaked shorts at a Western Australia Police Force (WAPF) custody officer. He pleaded guilty to b...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 10 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: We, the Prime Minister of Australia, the Honourable Anthony Albanese MP, and thePrime Minister of Singapore, Mr Lawrence Wong, reaffirmed the strength of the relationship and the deep reservoir of strategic trust between our two countries, as reflected in theAustralia-Singapore Comprehensive Strategic Partnership 2.0 (CSP 2.0). The enhanced CSP 2.0 sets out the ambitious next phase of cooperation, wh...